Nishimatsuura District, Saga
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Nishimatsuura (西松浦郡 Nishimatsuura-gun?) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 22,020 and a density of 334.65 persons per km². The total area is 65.80 km².
[edit] Towns and villages
- Arita, whose borders are effectively the same as Nishimatsuura District's.
[edit] History
| Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989 - Present | Present | |
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| Imari | December 8, 1943 Imari |
April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari |
Imari | Imari | Imari | ||
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| Makishima | December 10, 1928 Incorporated into Imari |
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| Kurogawa | Kurogawa | ||||||
| Ōdake | February 16, 1901 Renamed Hatatsu |
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| Minamihata | Minamihata | ||||||
| Ōkawa | Ōkawa | ||||||
| Matsuura | Matsuura | ||||||
| Niri | Niri | ||||||
| Higashiyamashiro | Higashiyamashiro | ||||||
| Nishiyamashiro | April 1, 1936 Town status gained, renamed Yamashiro |
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| Arita | Arita | Arita | April 1, 1954 Arita |
Arita | March 1, 2006 Arita |
Arita | |
| Shin | November 13, 1895 Renamed Arita (village) |
January 1, 1947 Town status gained, renamed Higashiarita |
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| Magarikawa | Magarikawa | April 1, 1955 Nishiarita |
April 1, 1965 Town status gained Nishiarita |
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| Ōyama | Ōyama | ||||||
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| Imari | Kanzaki | Karatsu | Kashima | Ogi | Saga (capital) | Takeo | Taku | Tosu | Ureshino | ||||||||||||
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